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Growth of Japanese Nationalism in the 19th century - Coggle Diagram
Growth of Japanese Nationalism in the 19th century
Desire for equality in the west
Need for raw materials and markets
Need for strategic security:
Belief in a destiny as a leader of Asia
Japan needed to shields their nation from the powerful countries that want to attack them. Also they wanted to be the leader of Asia so to achieve that they must defend against the powerful countries
Japan used their urgent need for raw materials as an excuse to invade new territories
After the treaty of Kanawa was signed in 1854, the political power returned to the Emperor who brought major reforms that took place in many areas but mainly in the military in an effort to stregnthen it.
The Fact that they had defeated China in the Sino-Japanese War was a great motive of pride for the Japanese, who now, as a world power, knew what they where capable of
Japan wanted to study western methods the determination to be a western style power
In the Sino-Japanese War Japan defeated China, positioning itself as a world power with an empire.
The treaty of Simoneski gave Japan the Pescadores Islands, Formosa and Liaodong Peninsula
Popular enthusiasm for militarism and expansionism
Japan had the necessity for an stable source of oil and natural resources
Treaty of Portsmouth gave Japan control of Korea and South Manchuria event that helped them gain respect and admiration among other asian countries which reasured japans believe in its destiny of a leader of Asia
After the Treaty of Kanawa Japan started to modernize its army and adapting it to
German
military tactics
Japan stablished a new army with the help of the
British
After the Kanawa Treaty the political power returned to the Meji whose government promoted national unity and patriotism
After their success in the Sino Japanese war, having gained so much land, they became frustrated with the thought that they were supposed to give somo to western, and this encouraged the growth of nationalism and militarism.
Japan had the urge to obtain new raw materials to have enough resources (food, housing, etc) to sustain their big population and also to strengthen their military warfare